Crime (formerly FOX Crime) is an Australian
subscription television channel primarily screening
crime drama
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television series. The channel launched on 7 November 2019, replacing TVHits.
History
TVHits (2014–2019)
In August 2013 it was announced
Foxtel
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had failed to complete negotiations with the TV1 General Entertainment Partnership for a new carriage deal for their channel
TV1, an Australian general entertainment channel dedicated to hit television series. As a result, Foxtel planned to replace it with another general entertainment channel once TV1's carriage deal had expired.
In October 2013 it was announced TVHits, a channel owned and operated by
Foxtel Networks, would replace TV1 on 1 January 2014. The branding logo used an
exclamation point in place of the "I" character.
![TVHits Foxtel logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/TVHits_Foxtel_logo.svg)
On 1 January 2014, the channel launched on
pay television
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provider Foxtel (which included its streaming service Foxtel Go as well as its IPTV service Foxtel Play)
as well as on
Australian IPTV provider
Fetch TV
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.
On 1 January 2019 TVHits ceased broadcasting on Fetch TV as the provider, and TVHits parent company Foxtel were unable to renew their supply agreement.
TVHits programming
At launch, TVHits' programming primarily consisted of hit American shows from
Warner Bros.
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,
Carsey-Werner
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,
Sony Pictures Television,
CBS Studios International
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and
NBCUniversal
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.
However, following the rebrand of
111 on 1 November 2015, the channel's sitcoms moved to 111 and as a result, the channel became solely focused on dramas.
Fox Crime (2019–2023)
In late 2019
Foxtel
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announced they would launch four new entertainment channels on 7 November 2019, one of which was Fox Crime.
Fox Crime was described as offering crime and mystery series such as the ''
CSI'' and ''
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'' franchises.
This new channel would replace the existing TVHits which offered similar content. These new
Fox
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-branded channels were a means of building and consolidating the Fox brand to combat increasing competition in the subscription television marketplace.
Crime (2023-present)
On 28 September 2023, the channel rebranded as Crime with a new logo.
Programming
Current programming
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Bones''
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Cold Case''
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Criminal Minds
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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CSI: Miami
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''
*''
CSI: New York''
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''
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NCIS: Los Angeles''
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NCIS: New Orleans''
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Without a Trace
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Former programming
As TVHits
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The 100''
*''
Blue Bloods
*''
Damages''
*''Entertainment Now''
*''
Everybody Loves Raymond''
*''
Friends
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''
*''
Hawaii Five-0
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*''
How I Met Your Mother
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''
*''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
''
*''
The Mentalist''
*''
Mike & Molly''
*''
The Nanny''
*''
Seinfeld
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''
*''
That '70s Show
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*''
Two and a Half Men''
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Under the Dome''
See also
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Fox Crime
Fox Crime (stylized as FOXCRIME) is a television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group, which airs across several countries of Europe, Africa and Asia such as Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Its basic programming include numero ...
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Fox Crime (Asia)
Fox Crime was a Southeast Asian pay television channel, owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. The channel focuses on crime and investigation series programs. In India, Fox Crime Asia was repla ...
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Fox Crime (Italy)
Fox Crime was an Italian pay television channel owned by Fox Networks Group Italy, dedicated to broadcast crime series.
A time-shift channel called Fox Crime +1, which broadcast the same programmes an hour later, was launched on 1 May 2007. On 1 ...
References
{{Subscription television channels in Australia
Television channels and stations established in 2019
Television networks in Australia
English-language television stations in Australia
2019 establishments in Australia
Foxtel
Crime television networks